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A tutorial on the dielectric description of matter is presented with particular attention to semiconductor optics. The first part focuses on general concepts like the construction of macroscopic fields, linear and quadratic response, and simple models how to describe the reaction of matter with respect to the electromagnetic field. Beginning with the two-level approximation of an atom, the second part will lead us to the semiconductor Bloch equations which are the today’s standard model of semiconductor optics in the short time regime. Together with the Maxwell equations these form a closed set of dynamical equations for the electromagnetic field, polarization, and electron/hole population of a semiconductor upon optical excitations. Some selected applications and problems are added.
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Baltz, R. (2002). Dielectric Description of Semiconductors: From Maxwell— to Semiconductor Bloch—Equations. In: Di Bartolo, B., Gambarota, G. (eds) Ultrafast Dynamics of Quantum Systems. NATO Science Series: B:, vol 372. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47080-2_9
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